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the whole body of things observed or assumed the theory that the universe is constantly expanding

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Recent Examples of universe When Clinton adjusts the data to fit the 2022 turnout universe, Harris is actually up 8.8 percentage points. Philip Elliott, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024 Now, the developers have crafted a spinoff based in the same universe. Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 As in the physical universe, where the interplay of forces creates equilibrium, so too does the fusion of skills, experiences and passions create a dynamic balance in the lives of those who embrace it. Anto Dotcom, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024 And even though these worlds may be so alien that many of us might be tempted to write them off, there’s no explanation for our universe, no matter how sober, that isn’t unfathomably weird, as philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel writes in his book, The Weirdness of the World. Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for universe 
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Noun
  • Four years ago, the Sharks had Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture, Kevin Labanc, Evander Kane, Erik Karlsson, Martin Jones, and Timo Meier on long-term contracts, most with at least some trade protection in a flat-cap world.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • But now the company is hitting its stride in the tech-forward entertainment world.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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  • The contrast is powerful, drawing attention to the chimerical nature of her quest.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • The nature of California’s new system of largely vote-by-mail ballots, and a 30-day canvass period in which election officials can resolve problem ballots, certify results, and conduct an audit, prolongs the release of official final results.
    Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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  • Clicking on any of those replaces the creation in the main image.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Other non-Western states are trying to shape the course of the war or positioning themselves to be present at the creation of a postwar Europe—that is, to be at the table for the negotiations that will end the conflict, however distant that prospect may be.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024

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“Universe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/universe. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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